Cumulative cultural evolution within evolving population structures
Our species has the peculiar ability to accumulate cultural innovations over multiple
generations, a phenomenon termed 'cumulative cultural evolution'(CCE). Recent years have …
generations, a phenomenon termed 'cumulative cultural evolution'(CCE). Recent years have …
The niche construction of cultural complexity: interactions between innovations, population size and the environment
Niche construction is a process through which organisms alter their environments and, in
doing so, influence or change the selective pressures to which they are subject.'Cultural …
doing so, influence or change the selective pressures to which they are subject.'Cultural …
Cultural evolution of conformity and anticonformity
Conformist bias occurs when the probability of adopting a more common cultural variant in a
population exceeds its frequency, and anticonformist bias occurs when the reverse is true …
population exceeds its frequency, and anticonformist bias occurs when the reverse is true …
[HTML][HTML] Interactions in bones but not stone: Anomalous cultural transmission gaps in Romania's Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition
Abstract The Late Pleistocene archeological record shows emerging patterns of population
turnover frequently associated with technological change between c. 50–40 thousand years …
turnover frequently associated with technological change between c. 50–40 thousand years …
La Noira Site (Centre, France) and the technological behaviours and skills of the earliest Acheulean in Western Europe between 700 and 600 ka
MH Moncel, J Despriée, G Courcimaut… - Journal of Paleolithic …, 2020 - Springer
New fieldwork and the revision of lithic collections during the past decade have renewed our
interpretation of the timing and characteristics of the earliest Acheulean techno-complexes in …
interpretation of the timing and characteristics of the earliest Acheulean techno-complexes in …
Conditions that favour cumulative cultural evolution
The emergence of human societies with complex language and cumulative culture is
considered a major evolutionary transition. Why such a high degree of cumulative culture is …
considered a major evolutionary transition. Why such a high degree of cumulative culture is …
Effective population size for culturally evolving traits
Population size has long been considered an important driver of cultural diversity and
complexity. Results from population genetics, however, demonstrate that in populations with …
complexity. Results from population genetics, however, demonstrate that in populations with …
Bridging theory and data: A computational workflow for cultural evolution
Cultural evolution applies evolutionary concepts and tools to explain the change of culture
over time. Despite advances in both theoretical and empirical methods, the connections …
over time. Despite advances in both theoretical and empirical methods, the connections …
Forward and backward modeling of cultural evolutionary processes
JY Wakano, K Aoki - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
Modern cultural evolution theory adopts a variety of concepts and methods developed in
mathematical biology, in particular population genetics theory. In addition to forward-looking …
mathematical biology, in particular population genetics theory. In addition to forward-looking …
Game-changing innovations: how culture can change the parameters of its own evolution and induce abrupt cultural shifts
One of the most puzzling features of the prehistoric record of hominid stone tools is its
apparent punctuation: it consists of abrupt bursts of dramatic change that separate long …
apparent punctuation: it consists of abrupt bursts of dramatic change that separate long …